Tag: Tennessee Sports Hall of Fame

Paul Annacone to be inducted into Tennessee Sports Hall of Fame

Former Tennessee tennis player to be inducted into Tennessee Sports Hall of Fame.

Former Tennessee tennis player Paul Annacone will be inducted into the Tennessee Sports Hall of Fame.

He was announced as a 2024 inductee Wednesday.

Annacone played for the Vols from 1982-84. He was the first three-time All-America performer in Tennessee program history. Annacone was also a three-time All-SEC selection, winning multiple championships during his collegiate career.

He won an ITA Indoors singles championship, a SEC singles title and two SEC doubles championships.

In 1984, his final season with the Vols, Annacone compiled a 54-3 record in singles competition. His 54 victories rank third in a single season at Tennessee. He also has the highest single-season winning percentage.

Annacone had a 14-year professional career. He won three ATP tournament championships and 14 professional doubles titles.

Following his playing career, Annacone coached Pete Sampras, Tim Henman and Roger Federer.

He is an analyst for Tennis Channel and serves as a coach for Taylor Fritz.

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Reggie Johnson inducted into Tennessee Sports Hall of Fame

Former Tennessee basketball player Reggie Johnson inducted into Tennessee Sports Hall of Fame.

Former Tennessee basketball player Reggie Johnson was inducted into the Tennessee Sports Hall of Fame.

Johnson, a forward for the Volunteers between 1976-80, was enshrined June 26 in Nashville.

He was a first-team All-America standout twice and an All-Southeastern Conference performer three times during his days on Rocky Top.

Johnson left Knoxville as the Vols’ second all-time leading scorer with 2,103 points. He remains a top scorer in UT program history and currently ranks fifth on the Vols’ all-time scoring list.

Johnson was selected No. 15 overall in the 1980 NBA draft by the San Antonio Spurs. He won an NBA championship with the Philadelphia 76ers in 1983.

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Mike Keith inducted into Tennessee Sports Hall of Fame

Mike Keith inducted into Tennessee Sports Hall of Fame.

Tennessee Titans’ radio broadcaster Mike Keith was inducted into the Tennessee Sports Hall of Fame.

Keith has been with the Titans since 1999.

The Franklin, Tennessee native, has spent his entire career in the Volunteer State.

Before joining the Titans, Keith worked at WBIR-TV in Knoxville and was also a radio sports talk show host.

He began his broadcasting career as a student at the University of Tennessee working on the Vol Network alongside John Ward.

Keith has been named Tennessee Sportscaster of the Year 11 times. He has won 20 Associated Press state awards and two national honors, including the Edward R. Murrow Award for nationwide excellence in sports reporting.

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Derrick Henry, Titans honored by Tennessee Sports Hall of Fame

Derrick Henry is the second member of the Titans to take home the honor since 2019.

The Tennessee Titans and their superstar running back, Derrick Henry, have both been honored with awards from the Tennessee Sports Hall of Fame.

Henry has been named the “Tennessean of the Year” and is the second member of the Titans to win the award since 2019 after controlling owner Amy Adams Strunk was given the honor.

The Tennessee Sports Hall of Fame describes the award as one that “honors an individual or organization that has made significant contributions to our society through sports or other methods, demonstrating strong character and high profile leadership.”

Based on that definition, it almost feels like this award was made for Henry, who is as great a human being as he is a football player.

The Titans star rusher had one of the best seasons in NFL history for a running back in 2020, en route to his second straight rushing title and becoming the eighth player to break the 2,000-yard mark in a campaign.

Henry’s 2,027 yards were the fifth-most in a single season in league history, and he earned the AP Offensive Player of the Year award for his efforts.

The Tennessee Sports Hall of Fame also announced that the entire 2020 Titans, a team that won the AFC South and double-digit games for the first time since 2008 while also making the playoffs for the second straight year, was named the “2021 Professional Team of the Year.”

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